What Is the Process by Which the Most Advantaged Individuals

question 46

Multiple Choice

What is the process by which the most advantaged individuals are awarded the best opportunities?

• A)cumulative advantage
• B)tracking advantage
• C)performance advantage
• D)hidden curriculum advantage

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Definitions:

External

Situated outside, coming from outside, or relating to an outer part or aspect of something.

Representativeness Heuristic

A mental shortcut where the likelihood of an object belonging to a category is judged based on how typical the object seems of that category.

Ease of Retrieval Effect

A cognitive bias where people judge an event to be more likely or frequent if examples of it come to mind easily.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information at the beginning of a list better than the information that follows.